Ma Kwang-soo

[1] His novel, Happy Sara (즐거운 사라) was deemed obscene by the Supreme Court and is banned for teenagers.[2] He made his literary debut in 1977, releasing six poems on a monthly basis on the recommendation of poet Park Doo-jin.Later in 1989, he created a sensation for her free sex discussion, including poems, roses, novels, and essays.In particular, his 1991 novel, "Happy Sara," had changed his life forever, creating a heated controversy over obscenity in Korean society.His arrest was a classic cultural event that revealed aspects of the times, including freedom of expression and limits, the emergence of liberalism and the conflict of conservatism in the 1990s.
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